Freeze warning and wind advisory issued for Michiana Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a freeze warning and wind advisory for northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan early Wednesday morning.

The wind advisory will be in effect from 8 a.m. Wednesday morning until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, according to the NWS. A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecasted to be 30 to 39 miles per hour, or gusts are predicted to range between 45 and 57 miles per hour.

These winds could cause minor property damage if people donÂ?t take precautions, and motorists with vehicles that have high-profiles should use caution until winds subside, according to the NWS.

The freeze warning will be in effect from 8 p.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday. A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are predicted that may kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, according to the NWS.

These warnings are due to a very cold artic air-mass that will build southward across the Great Lakes region, ushering in cold air on strong, gusty west to northwest winds, according to the NWS. Temperatures are predicted to be below freezing overnight, before warming above freezing Thursday morning.